S06 FINAL Amendment 36C25623Q1328 0001 Answer Solicitation Questions.pdf

Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

SUBJECT* Annual Inspection, Weight Testing, Maintenance, & Certification for (facility wide) Guldmann & Amico Patient Overhead Ceiling Lift System, Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39531

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 39531

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C25623Q1328

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 07-19-2022 1300 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK,

USA

ARCHIVE 99 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE SDVOSB

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* H265

NAICS CODE* 811210

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue BLDG 5, Rm 1A102 Biloxi MS 39531

POINT OF CONTACT*

C. Robert Oravetz / Contracting Officer Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System 400 Veterans Avenue BLDG 5 Rm 1A102 Biloxi, MS 39531

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Engineering Service 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi MS

POSTAL CODE 39531

COUNTRY USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL https://www.va.gov/

URL DESCRIPTION VA

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS christopher.oravetz@va.gov EMAIL DESCRIPTION CO e-mail address

Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this amendment is the following:

1). Provide responses to contractor questions about this solicitation.

2). Confirm that the period for acceptance of offeror/contractor questions about this solicitation has ended.

All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain the same unless updated through/with subsequent amendments to this solicitation.

Contractor Questions and Responses / Solicitation 36C25623Q1328 Annual Inspection, Weight Testing, Maintenance, & Certification for

(facility wide) Guldmann & Amico Patient Overhead Ceiling Lift System, Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System

400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi, MS 39531

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Reference

Contractor Question Government Response

Pg 7, #2 General

This section states the contractor shall provide all tools, materials, parts, and other items to perform to the Scope of Work. However, the majority of the Patient Lift fleet (174) are GH2 units which Guldmann is no longer making/providing parts for.

Batteries are available through other sources, but no other parts are.

When a GH2 requires parts beyond batteries, how does the government plan to address this need?

This procurement is to inspect, and weight test each unit and rail system with some minor maintenance that is required on the rail system (i.e. retightening fixings, stabilizers, end-stops etc.). Please refer to Statement of Work, Section 5. During performance, if deficiencies, discrepancies, needed (or suggested) repairs, and/or other findings are identified then such issues will be addressed by the facility for remediation at a later time which would include the parts needed to address these issues.

Section 5 – Scope of Services

Is this for Annual Inspections only? No. This procurement is to inspect, and weight test each unit and rail system with some minor maintenance that is required on the rail system (i.e. retightening fixings, stabilizers, end-stops etc.) as annotated in this section.

Section 5 – Scope of Services

Can any suggestions be made to the "Punch List” of Required Tasks Annual Inspection, Weight Testing, Maintenance, & Certification Guldmann & Amico Patient Overhead Ceiling Lift System section, so that the VA responsibilities are added (room minimums etc.)?

The “Punch List” of Required Tasks represents minimum requirements that must be executed by the contractor for Inspection and Weight Testing and is not a necessarily an all-inclusive list of what is required to complete such tasks. It is the government’s expectation that the contractor be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to ensure that Inspection and Weight Testing is completed in accordance with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) guidelines that have been recommended or which are required.

Given these expectations and conditions some additional tasks may be required for inspection and weight testing that are not listed in this section.

Section 5 – Scope of Services

Under the general section it states that this contract is for parts and labor, however the majority of the systems at this facility are Guldmann GH2. These systems are discontinued, and parts are unavailable. Are we being asked to

No. Contractor is responsible for inspecting, and weight testing each unit and rail system to include some minor maintenance on the railing system (i.e. retightening fixings, stabilizers, end-stops etc.). During performance, if deficiencies, discrepancies, needed (or suggested) repairs, and/or other provide parts to make repairs on these motors as well?

findings are identified then such issues will be addressed by the facility for remediation at a later time which would include the parts needed to address these issues.

S05 Solicitation Questions and Responses 36C25623Q1328